Show COUNTRY PAH VAR BEHIND IN I 1 vail WAR SAVINGS ASKED san francisco sept 26 three western states of the twelfth federal reserve district oregon utah and nevada ranked among the first ten states territories and possessions of the united states in the per capita savings and investment in thrift stamps war savings stamps and treasury savings certificates for the first seven months of 1919 according to a report of the treasury department oregon took third place with a it per capita investment of 1 45 and a total of 42 utah eighth with an average individual investment of 1 30 and a total of nearly while nevada s stood tood ninth with 1 26 per capita and a total of approximately ohio led the nation with an average purchase of 2 41 the people of that state tent the government 12 32 nearly twice as much as any other one state in 0 other ther words ohio Is the thriftiest thrift iest state in the nation the philippines was lowest with a per capital investment of the grand total subscribed by the fifty three states territories and possessions of the united states tor for the period of january 1 july 31 91 was 96 95 21 the country Is far behind the quota asked by the government at the beginning of the year to help meet the cost of the war A per capita quota of ten dollars for every man woman and child in the country was set at that time which would total 1 it if the people of 0 the united states tailed failed to sober up IMA med mediately fately from their spending jag and invest they will pay that billion in taxes |